Step 1: Boil the vegetables by adding salt, strain the excess water (you can use it as a stock for making gravy) and keep it aside.In a pan, pour oil, add onion, garlic, ginger and curry leaves and sort it well. Add turmeric, chili, and cornflour too. Sort it well for a few minutes. Step 3: After that add 100 ml of stock water and boiled vegetables, mix it well and cover with a lid. Let it cook it on a medium flame for 05 minutes. After that remove the lid, stir it well once again and let it cook open for three minutes. Add lemon juice drop by drop and check the taste and balance it by adding salt and a pinch of sugar. Add coriander leaves and egg too. Allow it to cool in open air. After that, you can cover with a lid.

Step 1: In a pan, pour oil, add onion, garlic and curry leaves and sort it well. Add turmeric, green chili and beans too. Sort it well for a few minutes. Step 3: After that add 50 ml of water, mix it well and cover with a lid. Let it cook it on a medium flame for 07 minutes. After that remove the lid, stir it well once again and let it cook it open for three minutes. Allow it to cool in open air. After that, you can cover with a lid.

Washed and soaked rice and toor dal in water for 10 minutes- 1 cup in total

Salt- as needed

Method:

Step 1: In a pressure cooker, pour oil, add onion, garlic and curry leaves and sort it well. Add turmeric, chili and sambar masala powder too. Add tomato and sort it well for a few minutes. Step 3: After that add vegetables, salt, and water and allow it to boil. Add 2 1/2 glasses of water for 1 cup of rice. Then, add rice and allow it to boil. After that cover with pressure cooker lid and cook it for 2-3 whistles. Switch off the flame and allow it to cool for 15 minutes. Smash the cooked items using a wooden spoon very well. You can garnish with coriander leaves too.

Why should you include milk, rice and nendran banana in toddler's diet?

Benefits of banana (Nendran)

High in fiber content and prevents constipation among babies

Helps to ease digestion

Contains essential vitamins and minerals and helps in optimum physical growth and development for the baby

Iron content in banana stimulates blood production.

Benefits of rice

Is a source of energy for growth and development of the baby

Helps to ease digestion

Provides magnesium and selenium which is essential for the maturity of the organs

Contains fiber

Contains copper for brain development

Benefits of milk layered cream

Rich in Vitamin D and calcium, help in bone growth

Rich in potassium and keeps the blood vessels healthy

Rich in calorie and protein, essential for baby's physical growth

Rich in Choline, boosts the memory power of the baby

Preparation of articles

Articles needed are:

Cooking pan-1

Wooden spoon-1

Feeding bowl-1

Feeding spoon-1

Mixer grinder jar-1 (Only for baby)

Scrubber-1

Keep all articles separately for the baby and do not use for other purposes. (Rationale- To prevent bacterial contamination)

Mixer grinder jar is the best source of bacterial growth, so that mother should clean it well. Take the white paper, dish wash solution and 50 ml of water in the grinder, grind it for 1 minute and wash it very well (do it weekly) (Rationale- To remove food stain and dirt). Then, pour boiling water and cover it with lid for ten minutes (do it early morning every day) (Rationale- To kill bacteria completely). And keep it dry.

Preparation of porridge

Cooked rice- 1 cup

Nendran banana- 1 no.

Boiled water- as needed

Method:

Wash hands with soap and water.When you boil the full cream milk, collect the fatty layer of the milk and keep it aside for this preparation.Wash cooking pan and spoon very well. Then add rice and sliced banana and water and keep it on the flame for five minutes. Allow it to cool.In a cleaned mixer jar, add the cooked items and milk fat layer and grind it as a thick paste by adding lukewarm stock water(already boiled with the items) slowly. Transfer to cleaned feeding bowl. This porridge has the sweet taste because of banana, so that no need to add sugar.

(I prefer grind foods during this age group. Because, even if you give mashed foods, it will cause indigestion and the nutrients are not well absorbed by the stomach. Thus, it will result in a lack of appetite and poor weight gain for the baby. Moreover, you can see the undigested food materials in the feces of the baby. So, for proper absorption of nutrients, ease digestion and healthy weight gain, please give grind foods as the main course and other mashed food items can be given as supplementary. You can continue the process until the complete teeth development of the baby to chew the foods properly.)

Preferred feeding time: 1-2pm

The position of the baby:Wash hands with soap and water.

Best position is- Make mother sit on a floor with supported back and stretched legs. Keep the baby on your legs and head of the baby facing towards your legs. So that you can get a control on face and arms of the baby. Keep the head of the baby slightly elevated.

OR

Allow the baby to engage in activities and give a spoon of food and allow ample time for the kid to swallow it. If the kid does not open the mouth, give a mild pressure on one side of the cheek and give food. You can feed the full amount of food by keeping the baby engaged with toys. Avoid the third person with you otherwise, you and baby might be distracted.

OR

Allow the baby to engage in activities. You stand behind the baby. Then, you can have control on his/her head and hands to avoid spilling of the food and you can feed the major portion of the food in the spoon by keeping in the posterior part of the tongue of the baby. This technique is possible only when you stand behind the baby. Feeding issues: Spitting the food or not swallowing the food by the babyIn this case, give food about one-fourth of the spoon and waiting for the baby to swallow it. Don't feed the baby until it is swallowed, or else the baby will collect the food in the mouth and finally the baby spits the food out.

To be noted:While feeding the baby, make sure that food should not spill over the nose and eyes. If it is spilled on the nose, gently wipe the food with a towel. If it is spilled on eyes, immediately wash the eyes until the baby is comfortable.

Aftercare of the baby: Keep the baby in the same position for at least 10 minutes in order to prevent projectile vomiting. Wash the face with clean water and dry with a towel.If the baby vomits, stop giving the food and discard the entire food. When the kid gets hungry next time, you prefer to give mashed fresh banana, as it is rich in fiber, cools the stomach and eases the digestion process.

Aftercare of the articles: After feeding, immediately wash the articles with the soapy solution and rinse it very well and, keep it for dry till the next feeding to prevent bacterial growth.

To be noted:

Watch the stools of the baby for any color change and you can see the level of digestion of food.

Do not compromise on cleaning and hygiene of the food, otherwise, you have to see the little one is suffering from infections.

Continue breastfeeding along with solid foods (as you wish) till 2 years of age.

Reliability of the information

"We live in the midst of so many answers, suggestions, and options to one question itself. During my motherhood period, I found very difficult to opt the best do's for my baby, despite being a professional nurse researcher. After a lot of readings, observations, brainstorming discussions with my colleagues who are nursing experts, health professionals, and experienced mothers, and I have opted the best things for my baby, implemented and succeeded to have a happy motherhood period without a single episode of fever, cold or diarrhea for the baby and sleepless night too. And the baby demonstrates a progressive weight gain +/- 400gm monthly. In spite of committing trials and errors during your parenting time, you can read, understand and implement it. If you have any queries or suggestions, a great welcome to my blog."

Contains essential vitamins and minerals and helps in optimum physical growth and development for the baby

Iron content in banana stimulates blood production.

Benefits of ghee

Rich in fat-soluble vitamins, especially vitamin A, which is essential for Calcium absorption to enhance the bone growth

Strengthens the immune system

Maintain healthy heart

Prevents gastrointestinal problems

Provides high energy level

Keeps eyes and skin healthy

Preparation of articles

Articles needed are:

Cooking pan-1

Wooden spoon-1

Feeding bowl-1

Feeding spoon-1

Mixer grinder jar-1 (Only for baby)

Scrubber-1

Keep all articles separately for the baby and do not use for other purposes. (Rationale- To prevent bacterial contamination)

Mixer grinder jar is the best source of bacterial growth, so that mother should clean it well. Take the white paper, dish wash solution and 50 ml of water in the grinder, grind it for 1 minute and wash it very well (do it weekly) (Rationale- To remove food stain and dirt). Then, pour boiling water and cover it with lid for ten minutes (do it early morning every day) (Rationale- To kill bacteria completely). And keep it dry.

Preparation of porridge

Sliced banana- 1 no.

Ghee- 1 Tsp

Grated jaggery/Brown sugar- 2 Tsp

Boiled water- as needed

Method:

Wash hands with soap and water.Wash cooking pan and spoon very well and keep it on the medium flame. Then add ghee and grated jaggery or brown sugar, mix it well. Add banana and roast it nicely. Allow it to cool.In a cleaned mixer jar, add the cooked items and grind it as a thick paste by adding lukewarm water(already boiled) slowly. Transfer to cleaned feeding bowl.

(I prefer grind foods during this age group. Because, even if you give mashed foods, it will cause indigestion and the nutrients are not well absorbed by the stomach. Thus, it will result in a lack of appetite and poor weight gain for the baby. Moreover, you can see the undigested food materials in the feces of the baby. So, for proper absorption of nutrients, ease digestion and healthy weight gain, please give grind foods as the main course and other mashed food items can be given as supplementary. You can continue the process until the complete teeth development of the baby to chew the foods properly.)

Preferred feeding time: 1-2pm

The position of the baby:Wash hands with soap and water.

Best position is- Make mother sit on a floor with supported back and stretched legs. Keep the baby on your legs and head of the baby facing towards your legs. So that you can get a control on face and arms of the baby. Keep the head of the baby slightly elevated.

OR

Allow the baby to engage in activities and give a spoon of food and allow ample time for the kid to swallow it. If the kid does not open the mouth, give a mild pressure on one side of the cheek and give food. You can feed the full amount of food by keeping the baby engaged with toys. Avoid the third person with you otherwise, you and baby might be distracted.

OR

Allow the baby to engage in activities. You stand behind the baby. Then, you can have control on his/her head and hands to avoid spilling of the food and you can feed the major portion of the food in the spoon by keeping in the posterior part of the tongue of the baby. This technique is possible only when you stand behind the baby. Feeding issues: Spitting the food or not swallowing the food by the babyIn this case, give food about one-fourth of the spoon and waiting for the baby to swallow it. Don't feed the baby until it is swallowed, or else the baby will collect the food in the mouth and finally the baby spits the food out.

To be noted:While feeding the baby, make sure that food should not spill over the nose and eyes. If it is spilled on the nose, gently wipe the food with a towel. If it is spilled on eyes, immediately wash the eyes until the baby is comfortable.

Aftercare of the baby: Keep the baby in the same position for at least 10 minutes in order to prevent projectile vomiting. Wash the face with clean water and dry with a towel.If the baby vomits, stop giving the food and discard the entire food. When the kid gets hungry next time, you prefer to give mashed fresh banana, as it is rich in fiber, cools the stomach and eases the digestion process.

Aftercare of the articles: After feeding, immediately wash the articles with the soapy solution and rinse it very well and, keep it for dry till the next feeding to prevent bacterial growth.

To be noted:

Watch the stools of the baby for any color change and you can see the level of digestion of food.

Do not compromise on cleaning and hygiene of the food, otherwise, you have to see the little one is suffering from infections.

Continue breastfeeding along with solid foods (as you wish) till 2 years of age.

Reliability of the information

"We live in the midst of so many answers, suggestions, and options to one question itself. During my motherhood period, I found very difficult to opt the best do's for my baby, despite being a professional nurse researcher. After a lot of readings, observations, brainstorming discussions with my colleagues who are nursing experts, health professionals, and experienced mothers, and I have opted the best things for my baby, implemented and succeeded to have a happy motherhood period without a single episode of fever, cold or diarrhea for the baby and sleepless night too. And the baby demonstrates a progressive weight gain +/- 400gm monthly. In spite of committing trials and errors during your parenting time, you can read, understand and implement it. If you have any queries or suggestions, a great welcome to my blog."

Step 1: In a pan, pour butter or oil, add chopped onion and sort it well. Add corn flour and stir it well. Add cabbage and potatoes and mix it very well. Add water and pepper powder and allow it to boil for a few minutes. Then, add coconut milk and salt and mix it well and warm it on low flame. Serve as warm.Suggestions

Step 1: Soak the rice in water for 10 minutes. Step2: In a pressure cooker, pour oil, add onion, ginger, garlic and curry leaves and sort it well. Add turmeric, chili and garam masala powder too. Sort it well for a few minutes. Step 3: After that add vegetables, salt, and water and allow it to boil. Add 2 glasses of water for 1 cup of rice. Then, add rice and allow it to boil. After that cover with pressure cooker lid without whistleblower and cook it for seven minutes. Switch off the flame and allow it to cool for 15 minutes. You can garnish with coriander leaves too. Ingredients for deep fried ladies finger:

Sliced ladies finger-1 cup

Finely chopped onion- 50 gm

Oil- 2 tsp

Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp

Chili powder- 1 tsp

Salt- as needed

Curry leaves-as needed

Method:

Step 1: Pour oil into a pan and warm it on medium flame. Add chopped onion, ladies finger, curry leaves, turmeric powder, chili powder and salt, and stir it well. Allow it to cook on a medium flame by open method. Don't cover with a lid. You stir in between well and make sure that it should not get burned until it gets deep fried.Switch off the flame and allow it to cool.Ingredients for white salad:

Finely chopped carrot- 25 gm

Finely chopped onion- 25 gm

Salt- as needed

Curd- 100 ml

Method:Step 1: Mix carrot, onion, and salt very well. Add curd and mix it very well. Add a pinch of sugar and it gives a balanced flavor.To know the preparation of lemon pickle, please visit:Lemon pickle with preservation of Vitamin CTips and warnings

Do not pack warm foods in the lunch box.

Put all vegetables including onion in the water for 1 hour for dilution of pesticides.

For easy peeling of ginger, garlic, and onion, soak in water for a few minutes.

You can chop all vegetables and keep it in an airtight container in the fridge in the night for next day lunch. You can peel onion, garlic, ginger and keep it the fridge too. Do not slice it.

Suggestions

Diet for kids

Reduce chili, as it contributes to acidity

Reduce oil and salt also

Suggested very limited intake of pickle

Antenatal diet

Reduce chili, as it contributes to acidity

Reduce oil, as it increases cholesterol level

Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure

Add plenty of curry leaves, as it helps to increase the hemoglobin level

Suggested very limited intake of pickle

Diet for lactating mothers

Reduce chili, as it contributes to acidity

Reduce oil, as it increases cholesterol level

Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure

Add plenty of curry leaves, as it helps to increase the hemoglobin level

Suggested very limited intake of pickle, as it contains acidic vinegar and it may reach to the baby through breastmilk.

Postnatal diet

Reduce chili, as it contributes to acidity

Reduce oil, as it increases cholesterol level

Reduce salt, as it increases blood pressure

Add plenty of curry leaves, as it helps to increase the hemoglobin level

About Me

Hi, I am Ponnambily Jobin. I am a house wife, mother, nurse,clinical instructor and teacher. I am very much passionate to take care of my family and my students.I was graduated in nursing from Little Flower CON,Kerala and post graduated from CON, Christian Medical College,Vellore. I am a ACLS and BLS clinical instructor under American Heart Association,India. At present, I am working as Asst.Professor in College of Nursing, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India.
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